Patents by Inventor Martina WINDHORST
Martina WINDHORST has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20180244994Abstract: The invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a compound of formula I wherein the parameters have the meaning given in claim 1 and to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to active matrix displays and in particular to TN and IPS mode displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST, Christian HOCK, Andreas POHLE, Axel JANSEN
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Patent number: 9951274Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, L1, L2, L3 and L4 have the meanings indicated herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, SA-VA, SS-VA, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Volker Reiffenrath, Matthias Bremer
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Publication number: 20180030350Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
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Publication number: 20170306232Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, SS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST
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Publication number: 20170044437Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
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Publication number: 20170044438Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
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Publication number: 20170037315Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium), to the use thereof for electrooptical purposes and to LC displays comprising this medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Michael WITTEK, Renate SEEGER, Brigitte SCHULER, Martina WINDHORST, Christian HOCK, Volker REIFFENRATH
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Publication number: 20160319194Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH
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Publication number: 20160264865Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula IA, IB, IC, ID and/or IE, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —C?C—, —CF?CF— or —CH?CHCHO—, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, UB-FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Martin ENGEL
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Publication number: 20160264866Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium which contains at least one compound of formula IA, and in addition at least one compound of formula CC-n-V and/or CC-V-V1, where the percentage proportion of the compound(s) of formula IA is greater than or equal to the percentage proportion of CC-n-V, and/or the percentage proportion of the compound(s) of formula IA is greater than the percentage proportion of CC-V-V1, where the percentage proportion is based on the liquid-crystalline medium, and the use thereof in active-matrix displays, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PVA, PS-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PA-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST, Volker REIFFENRATH
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Publication number: 20160208170Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises the compound of the formula I, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, SS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Martina Windhorst, I
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Publication number: 20160152587Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
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Publication number: 20160090533Abstract: Liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, ?—O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Matthias BREMER, Rocco FORTTE, Volker REIFFENRATH, Martin ENGEL, Nico JOHN, Christoph MARTEN
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Publication number: 20160053178Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, wherein the radicals R11, L1, L2, n and A are as defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PA-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, IPS or PS-IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST, Monika BAUER, Volker REIFFENRATH, Matthias BREMER
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Publication number: 20150299574Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH
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Publication number: 20150175884Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, L1, L2, L3 and L4 have the meanings indicated herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, SA-VA, SS-VA, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH, Matthias BREMER